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Obama appoints lesbian to West Point board

logointern3 — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:54:33 +0000

President Barack Obama appointed an openly lesbian Army veteran to the Board of Visitors at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point July 5. This is the first time an out gay or lesbian person(...)

Monday Watercooler: Sykes thinks gay trumps black when it comes to oppression

James Withers — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:25:23 +0000

Out in the open. Have you heard about Rashad Taylor? The Georgia state representative had to publicly come out after emails were sent to colleagues accusing him of being gay and trading jobs(...)

Withers: Military leaders say repeal is on schedule and moving along

James Withers — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:25:42 +0000

House Republicans are doing their best to derail Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal. There’s a problem though. The service chiefs aren’t playing along.

Yesterday the leaders of the Army, Navy, Marine(...)

Thursday Watercooler: A mother grieves for her fallen soldier

James Withers — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:27:01 +0000

If you know what he’s saying, let me know. Pastor Ken Hutcherson has new video out, where he tries to rally people to defend DOMA. At least that’s what I think he’s trying to do. There’s some(...)

Thursday Watercooler: Manning faces more charges

James Withers — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:10:34 +0000

Manning faces new charges. Yesterday the Army filed 22 more charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning. He’s been accused with downloading thousands of classified documents and passing them to(...)

Army, Marine chiefs say open gay service is “divisive”

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:00:42 +0000

(Washington) The top uniformed officers of the Army and the Marines say letting gays serve openly in the military at a time of war would be divisive and difficult, sharply challenging a new(...)

Duffy: Don’t ask my fellow soldiers about ‘Don’t Ask’

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:03:02 +0000

I have a lot of opinions. I am sure that we all have a lot of opinions. Why in the world would a big army open up the question of whether to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell to(...)

Army head nixes NY college visit to defuse protest

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:07:54 +0000

(Oswego, NY) Army Secretary John McHugh says he won’t attend a New York state university’s commencement because a planned protest against the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” rule might(...)

Army to accept comments on ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:00:13 +0000

(Schofield Barracks, Hawaii) Army Secretary John McHugh said Friday the military is considering a system for soldiers to anonymously express their opinions about its “don’t ask, don’t tell”(...)

From the Frontlines: ‘I tried to run from love’

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:02:10 +0000

“Stories from the Frontlines: Letters to President Barack Obama” is a new SLDN media campaign launched to underscore the urgent need for congressional action and presidential leadership at(...)